“…to create just these kinds of tests—next-generation assessments aligned to the common core. When the tests are aligned to the common standards, the curriculum will line up as well—and that will unleash powerful market forces in the service of better teaching.” – Bill Gates, 2009 Speech To Natl. Conference of State Legislatures

The goal is to align everything so that students and the money have no where to go but Common Core.

Today’s Profile is CALIFONE AV TOOLS:

>PRWEB.COM NewswireSan Fernando, Calif. (PRWEB) June 30, 2014

Califone International, Inc., a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of audiovisual (AV) and supplemental curriculum products for use in education, launches new Common Core State Standards tools at the 2014 ISTE Conference and Expo. The tools include Listening First Headphone and Headsets, Ear Buds, the PresentationPro Speaker and the 901 Wireless Headphone.

“Students need equipment that has evolved to help them prepare for the Common Core standards,” said Tim Ridgway, vice president of marketing for Califone. “We designed these tools to work with a multitude of devices so teachers and students can utilize a full range of Common Core learning and assessment materials.”

Listening First Headphone and Headsets now include three black models featuring plugs compatible with a range of devices so that students can use a variety of resources. The headsets have a noise-cancelling microphone ideal for verbal response portions of Common Core assessment, such as language learning tests.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2022789#ixzz367nzbdcs

Crossposted at StopCommonCoreNC.org